There’s a building at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland that looks ordinary from the outside, but inside, it holds one of the most unique laboratories in the world: the Zero Gravity Research Facility. It’s essentially a drop tower that extends 510 feet below the ground, and it’s the largest of its kind in the world. Here, researchers can recreate brief moments of near-weightlessness. In this episode of our "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast, we’re exploring how the zero-g facility has supported decades of breakthrough research, from fluid physics to spacecraft systems, and why simulating microgravity on the ground is critical to advancing human space exploration. Listen: https://lnkd.in/eexwhjjM
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From black holes to star clusters, scientists are turning space data into sound with a process called sonification. Dr. Kimberly Arcand, visualization scientist with the Center for Astrophysics, joins us to explore how data sonification lets more people experience the cosmos and give researchers a new way to interpret science one note at a time. Listen to our latest episode of our "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast: https://lnkd.in/dTrBcG4g
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StarBurst, a satellite the size of a washing machine, is set to launch in 2027 to detect the initial blast of gamma-rays, the most powerful bursts of energy in the universe. These huge explosions can occur when dense neutron stars collide, forging metals like gold and platinum. These metals are some of the building blocks of planets — like Earth. Dr. Dan Kocevski, principal investigator of the StarBurst mission, talks about the spacecraft's science, engineering, and lessons learned in our newest episode of our "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast. https://lnkd.in/emcqdE3T
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We all take risks nearly every day — from crossing the street to taking a new job. But what about managing risk when the stakes are as high as building a new spacecraft, landing a probe on another world, or protecting astronauts in orbit? There’s an entire discipline around this, and it’s both an art and a science. It’s called Risk Management, and in this episode of our "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast, we talk with the person who helped write the literal handbook on it, Dr. Mary Skow, NASA’s agency risk management officer: https://lnkd.in/e7zdrZWd
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Our robust approach to risk management helps us do incredibly complex missions like landing car-sized rovers on Mars and unfolding giant space telescopes with hundreds of moving parts. Here's a look at our process: https://lnkd.in/evfhTZG9
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Reduce airport wait times, increase autonomous flight, and digitize runway operations. We're working with the Federal Aviation Administration to improve air travel safety and efficiency for all. Find out how in our latest "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/gPZeWweE
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Our SPHEREx observatory is already mapping galaxies in wavelengths undetectable to the human eye. It's also looking at how much water ice and organic molecules exist in our galaxy. We talk about it in our latest "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/gptVexNH
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May 14, 1973: Skylab, NASA's first space station, goes into orbit. Launched aboard the last Saturn V rocket, the orbital workshop proved astronauts could not only visit space, but also live in it. https://lnkd.in/e6FHN5QH
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How does a mission go from paper napkin sketch to launch? At Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, the Integrated Design Center is one of several NASA labs where ideas come to life. Manager Liz Matson talks about the process in our new "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/eiqJ38Vm
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Challenger's maiden flight in April of 1983 included the first spacewalk of the shuttle program and a crucial test of a new generation of spacesuits. Here's how NASA astronauts Story Musgrave, Don Peterson, Paul Weitz, and Karol Bobko made history: https://lnkd.in/gUSMw7Wr
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